stump grinder teeth

[r4rab]

Do you guys sharpen your stump grinder teeth ?
There seems to be a question of sharpening vs recapping.
Any thoughts?

 

[NCL4701]

I’ve never known anyone with a stump grinder that didn’t sharpen the teeth until they needed recapping or replacement.

 

[lynnmor]

A stump grinder guy asked if I could sharpen the teeth. When he told me the price of new ones, I told him to just buy them. YMMV

 

[NCL4701]

An example of cost of sharpening v retipping v replacement. https://jeffssharpening.com/

Assuming there are stump grinding services in your area, there are likely local vendors who sharpen and retip. YMMV…

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

This just makes me want a bigger tractor....

 

[NCL4701]

This just makes me want a bigger tractor....

Your BX has enough HP to run a WG24 like I have. You would just have to take lighter cuts than you can with a bigger tractor. At about 420lb your 3 point should be OK with it.

Question would be if your BX has sufficient mass to hold onto it or if it would be bull ride where you have to hang on a lot longer than 8 seconds. There are folks here who run them on B’s and LX’s. Not sure if there are any running on BX’s.

 

[mikester]

I'd sharpen them if the carbides didn't keep breaking off

For the heck of it I was thinking of welding on some hardox pieces to replace the broken carbides.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

Your BX has enough HP to run a WG24 like I have. You would just have to take lighter cuts...

Looks like the Pro version has thicker steel and more mass so would vibrate less, and with mainly oak and maple it's maybe best to let them rot out a year...or go really slow like you said given I have a lot of rocks.

First is getting the 3rd function and grapple, then getting the right T&T setup out back from Summit....still working that out with them.